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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.51%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$48.2B
AUM Growth
+$4.68B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
6.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.49%
Holding
2,555
New
260
Increased
1,265
Reduced
879
Closed
150

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$130M
2
OKTA icon
Okta
OKTA
+$109M
3
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$99.2M
4
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$90.4M
5
BKU icon
Bankunited
BKU
+$87.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$99.8M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$81.2M
4
AVXS
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
+$75.7M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$68M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.01%
2 Financials 12.35%
3 Communication Services 11.37%
4 Healthcare 9.49%
5 Industrials 8.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CCL icon
601
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$36.1B
$18.4M 0.04%
320,494
+146,272
+84% +$9.28M
JBL icon
602
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
$18.3M 0.04%
660,103
-347,868
-35% -$9.77M
FCX icon
603
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$90B
$18.2M 0.04%
1,055,055
+11,016
+1% +$187K
CAVM
604
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$18.2M 0.04%
210,359
-256,986
-55% -$20.6M
ATHN
605
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$18.1M 0.04%
113,915
+69,830
+158% +$10.4M
MSGS icon
606
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.54B
$18.1M 0.04%
81,892
+39,559
+93% +$7.31M
NFG icon
607
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
$17.9M 0.04%
338,424
+51,842
+18% +$2.69M
UNM icon
608
Unum
UNM
$13.8B
$17.8M 0.04%
482,034
+62,569
+15% +$2.61M
RS icon
609
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.8B
$17.8M 0.04%
203,372
-27,544
-12% -$2.5M
ORI icon
610
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.3B
$17.8M 0.04%
893,353
+32,916
+4% +$689K
TTEK icon
611
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.23B
$17.7M 0.04%
1,516,505
+322,085
+27% +$3.44M
HP icon
612
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.53B
$17.7M 0.04%
277,250
+174,246
+169% +$11.9M
WCC
613
WESCO International
WCC
$16.2B
$17.7M 0.04%
309,501
-71,756
-19% -$4.35M
WRK
614
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$17.6M 0.04%
308,800
-132,126
-30% -$8.1M
TSLA icon
615
Tesla
TSLA
$1.24T
$17.5M 0.04%
765,030
-84,870
-10% -$1.72M
MRVL icon
616
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$174B
$17.5M 0.04%
815,240
+251,398
+45% +$5.37M
YUMC icon
617
Yum China
YUMC
$14.9B
$17.5M 0.04%
453,736
-104,339
-19% -$4.13M
SCHW
618
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
$17.4M 0.04%
341,024
-59,220
-15% -$3.28M
WB icon
619
Weibo
WB
$1.9B
$17.4M 0.04%
196,229
+80,822
+70% +$8.79M
CC icon
620
Chemours
CC
$2.59B
$17.4M 0.04%
392,100
-234,602
-37% -$11.7M
SPOT icon
621
Spotify
SPOT
$99.2B
$17.4M 0.04%
+103,363
New +$16.5M
FTSL icon
622
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.31B
$17.4M 0.04%
363,355
+115,508
+47% +$5.55M
AA icon
623
Alcoa
AA
$11.7B
$17.3M 0.04%
368,811
-2,373
-0.6% -$119K
MWA icon
624
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.92B
$17.3M 0.04%
1,475,081
+275,430
+23% +$3.08M
SM icon
625
SM Energy
SM
$7.96B
$17.1M 0.04%
667,353
+100,351
+18% +$2.35M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,555 positions worth $48.2B, up 11% from $43.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.97B of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 260 new positions and adding to 1,265 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Snap: 10,109,232 shares worth $132M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Intel, an estimated $116M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2018 buy was Snap: 10,109,232 shares worth $132M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Bankunited in Q2 2018, an estimated $87.7M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $116M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited AveXis, Inc. Common Stock in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $75.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $48.2B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 260 new positions and closed 150 in Q2 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $48.2B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 2 Aug 2018.